Feature image: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, location of the 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting
Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords and retired astronaut Mark Kelly will kick off the 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting Sunday in San Diego, setting the stage for a three-day professional development and learning event attracting independent school CFOs, heads of school and other business and operational leaders from across the U.S. and beyond. With registration well over 1,400 two days in advance, the event will be NBOA’s largest ever. The conference theme, “Riding the Waves of Change,” reflects the economic, demographic and technological challenges facing independent schools, along with strategies schools can leverage to ride them out.
Held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego, the event includes more than 60 75-minute concurrent sessions in six areas (accounting, finance and tax; business operations; executive leadership; facilities; human resources; risk management) as well as 49 brief “goldmine” sessions in the same tracks.
Here’s a closer look at some of what attendees have in store:
Senior Leaders Seminars
(Sunday, March 3, noon-4 p.m. - separate registration required)
- The Composite Financial Index: Analyzing and Communicating School Financial Health
Business Intelligence: First Forays into the Composite Financial Index - Enterprise Risk Management: A Strategic Approach to Mitigating Uncertainty
Risk & Compliance: Jump-Starting Enterprise Risk Management
General Sessions
- Keynote speakers Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly (Monday, March 4, 8:15-10 a.m.)
2019 NBOA Annual Meeting: Service, Commitment and Courage: Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly - NBOA Awards Lunch speaker Erik Wahl (Tuesday, March 5, noon-2 p.m.)
2019 NBOA Annual Meeting: Innovation in Everyday Operations: Erik Wahl
Announcing the 2019 NBOA Awards Recipients - Business Officer Breakfast speaker Kevin Carroll (Wednesday, March 6, 7:30-10 a.m.)
2019 NBOA Annual Meeting: Play It Up: Kevin Carroll
Selected Deep Dives
(Tuesday, March 5, 3:45-5:15 p.m.)
- The Future of Financial Aid (NBOA and the Enrollment Management Association partnership)
NBOA Partners with EMA toward Financial Aid’s Future
What Every Business Officer Needs to Know About Enrollment Management — a Conversation
- Overcoming Obstacles to Recruiting Diverse Faculty and Staff
A Visible Difference: Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty and Staff - In addition to sessions on school governance and the future of independent education
Selected Concurrent Sessions and Goldmines
- Active Shooter Protocol: a Roadmap for Successful Implementation (Monday, March 4, 10:30-11:45 a.m.)
Safety & Security: From Fear to Empowerment: Changing Active-Shooter Protocols - Culture Meets Compliance (Monday, March 4, 10:30-11:45 a.m.)
Messy Separations and the Role of Performance Management in Avoiding Them - Sailing the Data Seas: Getting the Most Out of BIIS (Monday, March 4, 1:30-2:45)
Business Intelligence: Independent School Finances Gained Ground in Fiscal 2018
Business Intelligence: Markers of Sustainability - Improve Your School's Operational Performance and Financial Position Using the NBOA Financial Dashboard (Tuesday, March 5, 8:45-10 a.m.)
Business Intelligence: A Dashboard for Staff Expenses and Productivity - Mandatory Arbitration Provisions (Goldmine, Wednesday, March 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m.)
Risk & Compliance: Pros and Cons of Mandatory Arbitration Provisions
Read more about the 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting on the meeting website.
